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Hong Kong police issue bounties for six more overseas activists
HK$1m rewards target people accused of national security crimes who fled after pro-democracy protestsHong Kong…
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Hong Kong police arrest pro-democracy figures on Tiananmen Square anniversary
At least 20 people detained, including activist Alexandra Wong and leader of opposition party, as hundreds of …
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Hong Kong: 13 go on trial over 2019 storming of legislature by pro-democracy protesters
Seven admit rioting, while another six face additional charges carrying a maximum sentence of life in prisonA …
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Firefighters battle high-rise blaze in Hong Kong shopping district
No casualties have been reported since flames engulfed construction site in heart of busy Tsim Sha Tsui late o…
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Hong Kong media owner Jimmy Lai jailed for fraud
Apple Daily founder, who recently completed sentence over territory’s pro-democracy protests, convicted in con…
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Hong Kong arrests harmonica player at Queen vigil for sedition
Man played British national anthem and pro-democracy protest song to crowds gathered during funeralA Hongkonge…
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Hong Kong: five arrested for sedition ahead of 25th anniversary of British handover
City authorities on high alert amid preparations for 1 July and possible visit by China president Xi JinpingHo…
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Arrests in Hong Kong as world marks Tiananmen Square anniversary
Authorities try to stamp out any public commemoration of the 33rd anniversary of massacreHong Kong authorities…
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Hong Kong churches drop Tiananmen tributes after 33 years amid arrest fears
Concerns of breaching security law prompt cancellation of services that were among last ways to publicly mark …
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Prominent Hong Kong journalist Allan Au reportedly held on sedition charge
Reporter and lecturer’s arrest in dawn raid another blow to city’s press amid Beijing crackdownA veteran Hong …
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Hong Kong demands UK-based rights group shut down website
‘We will not be silenced,’ says CEO after government accuses Hong Kong Watch of endangering China’s national s…
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Hong Kong to scour old films for subversive themes under new censorship law
Movies deemed a security threat can bring penalties of up to three years’ jail under stricter law that also co…
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Hong Kong’s ‘Grandma Wong’ arrested for solo Tiananmen protest
Detention of of veteran pro-democracy activist clear sign of authorities’ zero tolerance to dissentPolice in H…
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Hong Kong passes law that can stop people leaving
Bar association and activists decry Beijing-type immigration act with ‘exit ban’ powersHong Kong has passed a …
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Hong Kong teenager jailed for China flag insult
Tony Chung, 19, to spend four months in prison as Beijing cracks down on prominent activistsA teenager in Hong…